American entrepreneur Elon Musk has called for a vote for the British right-wing populist party Reform UK, saying it is the “only hope”.
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Earlier, party leader Nigel Farage wrote in an article for the Telegraph that he met with Musk at the estate of US presidential election winner Donald Trump, Mar-a-Lago. According to the leader of Reform UK, they discussed the issue of funding the British party, and the entrepreneur left no doubt about supporting Farage’s camp.
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“Vote for the Reform party. It is the only hope,” Musk wrote on the social network X.
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At the end of December, Farage said that Musk was providing enormous assistance to the British right-wing populist party Reform UK in the political struggle, especially in attracting the young electorate.
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As Politico previously wrote, the Labor camp that came to power in the summer believes that Farage will be one of their key opponents in future elections.
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Prior to this, a survey by the research company JL Partners showed that British Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s approval rating among fellow citizens was lower than that of Musk, who has repeatedly publicly criticized the Labor leader. Reform UK leader Farage’s rating was higher than both of them.
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As a result of the elections held in July, Labor received an absolute majority (402 seats) in parliament, while the Reform UK party received only five seats. At the same time, Farage’s party took third place in the number of votes, gaining 14.3%. In terms of percentage of votes cast, it came second in 98 constituencies, 89 of which were won by Labour. Such a gap between the votes cast and the number of parliamentary seats is explained by the electoral system in force in the country, in which the candidate who received the maximum number of votes in his constituency enters parliament.
